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International Dispute Resolution Survey: Currents Of Change: 2019 Preliminary Report (Sidra), Nadja Alexander, Janet Carolyn Checkley, Shou Yu Chong, Joel Ng, Daoyuan Zhu
International Dispute Resolution Survey: Currents Of Change: 2019 Preliminary Report (Sidra), Nadja Alexander, Janet Carolyn Checkley, Shou Yu Chong, Joel Ng, Daoyuan Zhu
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The 2019 International Dispute Resolution Survey: Currents of Change Preliminary Report presents the first-look findings of the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy's groundbreaking examination into the preferences, practices, and perspectives of international dispute resolution users around the globe. These findings examine three international dispute resolution mechanisms: International Commercial Arbitration, International Commercial Mediation, and International Commercial Litigation. The report summarises findings from each mechanism in turn and provides an overview of the results, then explores key trends drawn from the data identifying currents of change drawing international dispute resolution into the third decade of the 21st century.
Comparing The International Commercial Courts Of China With The Singapore International Commercial Court, Zhengxin Huo, Yip Man
Comparing The International Commercial Courts Of China With The Singapore International Commercial Court, Zhengxin Huo, Yip Man
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The article critically reviews the litigation framework of the Chinese International Commercial Court("CICC') using a comparative approach, taking as a benchmark the Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC')--another Asian international commercial court situated within the Belt and Road Initiative ("BRI') geography. It argues that the CICC, despite being lauded as a visionary step toward an innovative, efficient and trustworthy dispute resolution system, does not live up to those grand claims on closer scrutiny. The discussion shows that the CICC is in many respects insular and conservative when compared with the SICC. The distinctions between the two litigation frameworks may be explained …
The Singapore International Commercial Court: The Future Of Litigation?, Man Yip
The Singapore International Commercial Court: The Future Of Litigation?, Man Yip
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The Singapore International Commercial Court (‘SICC’) was launched on 5 January 2015, at the Opening of Legal Year held at the Singapore Supreme Court. What prompted the creation of SICC? How is the SICC model of litigation different from litigation in the Singapore High Court? What is the SICC’s track record and what does it tell us about its future? This article seeks to answer these questions at greater depth than existing literature. Importantly, it examines these questions from the angle of reimagining access of justice for litigants embroiled in international commercial disputes. It argues that the SICC’s enduring contribution …
Enforcement Of Mediated Settlement Agreements In Asia – A Path Towards Convergence, Eunice Chua
Enforcement Of Mediated Settlement Agreements In Asia – A Path Towards Convergence, Eunice Chua
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In 2014, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) first considered a proposal for the development of a multilateral convention on the enforceability of international commercial settlement agreements reached through conciliation (defined to include mediation). The goal of this project was to encourage international mediation in the same way that the New York Convention facilitated the growth of arbitration. UNCITRAL Working Group II has since completed its work on a convention on international settlement agreements resulting from mediation and amended model law on international commercial mediation and international settlement agreements resulting from mediation. The UNCITRAL Commission has also …